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Floating Life

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Wanting to be closer to family, Mr. Chan (Edwin Pang) and his wife (Cecilia Fong Sing Lee) relocate from Hong Kong to Australia in order to live near their daughter, Bing (Annie Yip), who resides in Sydney. Though other Chans remain abroad in Germany and back in Hong Kong, the parents of the clan try to settle Down Under, along with two younger sons, but their presence puts Bing on edge. Can Mr. and Mrs. Chan adjust to a considerably different life in Australia?

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Audience Member Interesting fish out of water piece involving Chinese immigrants in Europe and Australia. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member a funny film but seems not expressing the idea well Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member A similar deadly tone of Clara Law's film. Seen in Vancouver. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Brilliant! Worth seeing ;) Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Wanting to be closer to family, Mr. Chan (Edwin Pang) and his wife (Cecilia Fong Sing Lee) relocate from Hong Kong to Australia in order to live near their daughter, Bing (Annie Yip), who resides in Sydney. Though other Chans remain abroad in Germany and back in Hong Kong, the parents of the clan try to settle Down Under, along with two younger sons, but their presence puts Bing on edge. Can Mr. and Mrs. Chan adjust to a considerably different life in Australia?
Director
Clara Law
Producer
Bridget Ikin
Screenwriter
Eddie Ling-Ching Fong, Clara Law
Distributor
Footprint Films [au]
Production Co
Southern Star Entertainment
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 3, 1996, Wide
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Surround